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    Lowest acceptable IR

    A+1 KME. you have such a way with words. Macca
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    LTD

    Lovely jubbley.
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    Lowest acceptable IR

    Sorry Al but you are responsible for the cables that are already there if they fall below the limits of acceptance. you will have to take responsibility for connecting these circuits to the new consumer unit. without trying to upset you or anyone, if you were to connect a circuit that falls...
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    Unit cost of electric

    thanks for the replies, however rev i dont have an off peak or E7 so dont have much call to use much overnight.. I think I will have a serious look at suppliers rates and possibly change. I have been having a look round the net tonight and it's impossible to find a suppliers rate per unit of...
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    Lowest acceptable IR

    Al. My question to you would be, would you reconnect these circuits to an new consumer unit. the minimum required IR reading per circuit is 1meg.As you have did these pre-upgrade checks, tell the customer the results. Macca
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    Unit cost of electric

    Evening guy and gals. Just wondering what the unit cost of electric is from different suppliers. My dear missus has always looked after the house paperwork and when a bill came in I just checked the reading were as near as accurate and she paid them. Now today we get a letter from E.ON, due to...
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    Domestic Fire alarms

    Again Manator, Thank you for your replies. I look forward to to your regulation update. When you post them, if not as a reply to this post please let us know in which section they have been posted. Macca
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    Domestic Fire alarms

    Thanks for the confirmation Manator. I would appreciate a nudge in the direction of literature to show the customer. Macca
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    Domestic Fire alarms

    Sorry if this has been covered before, but I can't seem to find any literature to back it up/show customer. On a full rewire smokes a required and heat in kitchen to cover all habitable areas. Customer has said he has bought some from B&Q.... 3 for a tenner or summat like that. Tried to...
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    Double the value of your van today , just phone Deke's Motors

    Went to tescos this morning to fill up....had a 1/4 of a tank already in it...cost me
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    how do you get around this...

    A builder who i do work for also uses another couple of electricans on other jobs. Now last year one of the others finished a barn conversion for him and a few weeks later became ill. Not wanting to hound the guy for the paperwork he let it be until the sparks was back on his feet. Sadly the...
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    Carpet laying

    Might be a bit late with the reply. carpet possibly fitted by now. But when I fitted carpet in our previous bathroom, I took the old carpet up and the gripper was in small pieces round the pedastal. It had always looked naffe. Instead of cutting the grippers into small pieces, I got a piece of...
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    RCD tripping

    Thanks STim. I did tell the householder if it happens to try reset with Isolator off to see if this helps problem. Im just curious as to test this sort of installation with its components seems a bit awkward. Just hoping someone on here with some pv experience could throw some light on it. Macca
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    RCD tripping

    Had a call from a customer who had some solar panels fitted 3 weeks ago and has now tripped out on two seperate days. Last week during heavy rain and today during heavy rain. By the time I got there today rcd could be reset and I did a quick IR test on the install with the Isolator off from the...
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    Frost stat

    http://i18.tinypic.com/8awjmvp.jpg Haven't got access to any of my wiring diagrams on my puter so borowed this link from one from the forum. My Question is where would a frost stat be wired to. Full live to stat and return to the same connection on the s/l of the room stat, ie terminal 5 in...
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